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#4 username collisions

closed-fixed
server (14)
8
2003-03-15
2000-10-11
No

handle username collisions gracefully.

idea #1: if a username collision occurs, one of the clients MUST change usernames before they may talk to anybody. e.g., the server will reply with a friendly, "change your name or die" message to the client to any command besides a /signon (or a new name-change command?)

Discussion

  • Taso Lyristis

    Taso Lyristis - 2000-10-13
    • labels: 100100 --> server
     
  • Taso Lyristis

    Taso Lyristis - 2000-10-13
    • assigned_to: nobody --> taso
     
  • Jonathan Ellis

    Jonathan Ellis - 2003-03-15
    • status: open --> closed-fixed
     
  • Jonathan Ellis

    Jonathan Ellis - 2003-03-15

    Logged In: YES
    user_id=657828

    two parts:

    * if auth is granted, the server will kick off a currently existing user w/
    same name. this takes care of people forgetting to sign off from work,
    then signing on again at home.
    * so, the auth classes will pad names with numbers in the event of a
    collision when allowguests is on to prevent this.

     

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